Gilbert CreekWV
In West Virginia, this town has 1,061 residents.
Is Gilbert Creek a good place to live?
The best of Gilbert Creek’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for health. Only 1 of West Virginia’s 141 towns score lower on walkability. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Gilbert Creek. Gilbert Creek’s trail network density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both the West Virginia town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Gilbert Creek has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,061 people, and everyone knows the way
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How Gilbert Creek grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within West Virginia), ordered by how far Gilbert Creek is from typical.
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Moving to Gilbert Creek: who provides what
Gilbert Creek is unincorporated, so Mingo County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Gilbert Creek.
Gilbert Creek stands out in West Virginia and nationally: a larger share of its adults report frequent physical distress
24% of Gilbert Creek adults smoke cigarettes. Among 62 West Virginia towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Gilbert Creek.
| Gilbert Creek | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 40% | 36% |
| What stands out | Gilbert Creek | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 29.1% | 19.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.1% | 10.6% |
| More smokers | 24.4% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Gilbert Creek is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
FEMA puts 86% of Gilbert Creek’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Among 62 West Virginia towns, just 5 have a higher risk rating from FEMA than Gilbert Creek. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2009.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More children than West Virginia overall
The age of the median resident in Gilbert Creek is 37.8 years. Children under 18 are just over a third of residents (20% statewide); people 65 and older are 12% of residents (21% statewide). The share of adults 25 and older in Gilbert Creek who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 17%. 22% never finished high school.
| Gilbert Creek | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 17% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 42.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 33% and 58% women
The Census survey reached too few of Gilbert Creek’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.6 points. Across West Virginia, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Gilbert Creek | WV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0.8% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 33.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.8% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.4% | 12% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 26.4% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0.8% | 8.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 22.3% | 10.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34% | 39.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.9% | 17.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.6% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.2% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Gilbert Creek than in most of West Virginia or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Gilbert (6%), Charleston (5%) and Pineville (4%). Gilbert Creek had 28 jobs in 2023, down 24 from 2013. Among 62 West Virginia towns, just 6 have a higher average commute than Gilbert Creek. Half the trips to work are shorter than 21 miles.
| Gilbert Creek | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 14% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 16% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Gilbert Creek brings four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 25° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
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Everything we know about Gilbert Creek
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Gilbert Creek; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Gilbert Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
100% of working residents leave Gilbert Creek for work
Where Gilbert Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Gilbert Creek
CDP in West Virginia, United States
Gilbert Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,136 at the 2020 census (up from 1,090 at the 2010 census). The community takes its name from nearby Gilbert Creek.
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- Area
- 12 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,106 ft
Questions about Gilbert Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gilbert Creek, WV expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.